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Charters & Guidelines
The following charters and guidelines are available free of charge from the ICOMOS-UK office. Please send an A4 sized SAE to us with the name of the charter or guideline you require.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| The Athens Charter | 1931 |
| Charter on the Built Vernacular Heritage | 1999 |
| The Florence Charter | Historic Gardens 1981 |
| International Cultural Tourism Charter: Managing Tourism at Places of Heritage Significance | 1999 |
| Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures | 1999 |
| Principles for the Recording of Monuments, Groups of Buildings and Sites | 1996 |
| International Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage | 1996 |
| The Venice Charter | The Basics of Modern Conservation 1964 |
| The World Heritage Convention | 1972 |
| The Washington Charter | Charter for the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Centres 1987 |
- The Barcelona Charter: Conservation & Restoration of Traditional Ships in Operation 02
- Guidelines on Archaeology in the Management of Gardens, Parks and Estates, UK Statement prepared by ICOMOS UK
- Guidelines for the Conservation of Timber in Historic Buildings, ICOMOS-UK Wood Committee 2001
- Guidelines for the Definition of Boundaries for Candidate World Heritage sites, UK Statement prepared by ICOMOS-UK 2001
- Guidelines on Education and Training in the Conservation of Monuments, Ensembles and Sites, ICOMOS-UK 1993
- The Lausanne Charter, Archaeological Heritage Management Charter 1990
- Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 2005
- Statement of Principles for the Balanced Development of Cultural Tourism, UK Statement prepared by ICOMOS UK 1997